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Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Santa Clara County Jail Captain Accused of Misconduct, Retires by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In early June 2019, Captain Amy Le, 51, former president of the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association, was walked off the sheriff’s office property and placed on paid leave. The reasons for her …
Brief • October 7, 2019
Juricich v. County of San Mateo, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case 3:19-cv-06413-SK Document 1 Filed 10/07/19 Page 1 of 14 1 2 3 4 5 DAVID M. HELBRAUN (SBN 129840) HELBRAUN LAW FIRM 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3340 San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 982-4000 Facsimile: (415) 421-0912 Email: …
Barnes v. Zaruba, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 IN THE UNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT NORTHERNDISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERNDIVISION KEVIN D. BARNES, SR., ) ) ) No. 1:17 CV 01901 ) vs. ) Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer JOHN E. ZARUBA, both individually and ) in his official capacity as DuPage County ) Sheriff, GERARDO …
Publication • October 7, 2019
Letter to Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce re CoreCivic membership, October 2019 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS October 4, 2019 Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 41 Peabody Street Nashville, TN 37210 Re: CoreCivic’s Chamber membership Dear Board members: On September 13, Out & …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Family of California Prisoner Who Committed Suicide Settles Suit for $595,000 by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Jason Nishimoto, 44, committed suicide on August 27, 2015 by hanging himself with a bedsheet after being placed in solitary confinement at the Vista Detention Facility (VDF) in San Diego, California. Nishimoto had …
California County Settles Jail Death for $300,000 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On February 10, 2015, Alexander Jeffrey Sutherland was arrested in Manteca, California and charged with public intoxication. The police took him to the San Joaquin County Jail (SJCJ). After booking, Sutherland, 27, was placed in an isolated …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Alabama Jail Prisoner Accused of Conspiring to Get Pregnant, Claiming Rape by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Twenty-six-year-old pretrial detainee and capital murder defendant Latoni Daniel gave birth to a baby boy on May 29, 2019. But she wasn’t pregnant when she was processed into the Coosa County jail in …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Mexico Prisoner’s First Amendment Claims by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Monte Whitehead was incarcerated at the Otero County Prison Facility in New Mexico, operated by for-profit contractor Management & Training Corp. (MTC). He filed suit in state court raising various claims under the …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Prison Gangs, Settlements
North Carolina Prisoners Sue Over Gang Violence, Obtain $62,500 Settlement by According to a February 8, 2019 news report, a lawsuit filed by North Carolina prisoners Tavieolis Hunt, 39, Benjamin White, 35, and Sean Smith, 38, settled for a total of $62,500. The settlement was reached after the trio and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Medical, Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Treatment Ordered in North Carolina Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal district court in North Carolina has ordered expanded hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in a class-action suit brought by three state prisoners. The court’s entry of a preliminary injunction on March 20, 2019 …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
$157,000 Settlement in Michigan DOC Employee Discrimination Case by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against a female prison guard. Merrianne Weberg, 58, began working for the MDOC in 1992 and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Accepts Donations from Private Prison Companies by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Although the website of the Congressional Black Caucus states that banning private prisons is part of its agenda during the current congressional session, the legally separate but affiliated Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) has …
Article • October 4, 2019
Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Arkansas Ethics Commission (AEC) issued letters of caution to four companies that provide corrections-related services, for failing to report contributions to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association. The companies, Tech Friends, Inc., City Tele Coin …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: TV/Movies
Exploiting Prisoners on Prime Time by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon It is, or should be, fairly common knowledge that most prisoners are disadvantaged, impoverished, often have substance abuse addictions or mental health issues, and have made poor life choices. It would seem that this population has enough problems and …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Three Louisiana Prisoners Cleared in 1994 Rape of Another Prisoner by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter After 25 years of proclaiming their innocence in a rape case, three Louisiana prisoners accepted plea bargains that cleared their way for release. The plea offer came after the victim recanted his …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Veteran Oregon Jail Guard Indicted and Jailed by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson An Oregon jail guard’s 22-year career ended in handcuffs in May 2019 when she was booked into jail on a five-count indictment, including witness tampering and official misconduct. Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputy Janet Eagleston was …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Federal Court Sanctions New Mexico Corrections Department Over Out-of-State Legal Mail by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On April 18, 2019, a federal district court sanctioned the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) for failing to comply with a prior order and judgment requiring prison officials to provide a state prisoner …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Survey: Jail Population Down but Incarceration Rates Higher for Whites, Women by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In April 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice released an analysis of its Annual Survey of Jails, which has tracked jail capacities, populations and demographics since 1982. The most recent year for which …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Why Our Movement Can’t Afford to Ignore Private Prison Corporations by Caroline Isaacs by Caroline Isaacs, Program Director, AFSC In 1998, I was a budding anti-prison activist, volunteering for the American Friends Service Committee in Arizona (AFSC-AZ). I was fortunate enough to attend the very first Critical Resistance gathering in …
Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019
Audit Finds Mississippi Private Prison Plagued by Violence, Run by Gangs by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Former warden Jody Bradley depended on gang leaders at a privately-run Mississippi prison to maintain control of the facility. That was one finding of a December 2018 internal audit by Management & Training …
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